Calgary Profile

Explore population, households, income, employment, education, commute, occupation, industry, languages, and dwellings for Calgary. Compare trends since 2016 and dig into the full profile below.

National Rank:3 of 688

Level:Census subdivision

Consumer Price Index

Calgary, Alberta

All-items index for September 2026, up 3.4% from September 2025, calculated from the published index (2002=100). Statistics Canada publishes this series as “Calgary, Alberta”. It follows that price-index area, not the municipal boundary of Calgary alone.

All-items: 181.6
12-month change: +3.4%

Source: Statistics Canada table 18-10-0004-01, reference month September 2026 (2002=100). Compare consumer prices across Canada. Data sources.

Calgary Population

Total Population (2021)

1,306,784

Total Population (2016)

1,239,220

Population Growth

+5.5% (+67,564)

Growth Rank

#302 of 688Same geo level

Male

49.7%648,835

Female

50.3%657,950

Male-to-Female Ratio

0.986

Average Age

38.8

Median Age

Age Rank

#87 of 688Same geo level

Population Age Distribution

0–4

73,840(5.7%)

5–9

80,585(6.2%)

10–14

81,425(6.2%)

15–19

73,490(5.6%)

20–24

78,365(6.0%)

25–29

88,385(6.8%)

30–34

105,960(8.1%)

35–39

110,765(8.5%)

40–44

100,080(7.7%)

45–49

91,385(7.0%)

50–54

84,725(6.5%)

55–59

82,570(6.3%)

60–64

77,790(6.0%)

65–69

62,120(4.8%)

70–74

46,495(3.6%)

75–79

28,965(2.2%)

80–84

19,405(1.5%)

85+

20,420(1.6%)

Calgary Households

Household Size

Average Household Size

2.6

Total Private Dwellings

531,062

Occupied Private Dwellings

502,301

Size Distribution

1 Person

132,695 (26.4%)

2 Persons

159,955 (31.8%)

3 Persons

80,020 (15.9%)

4 Persons

79,565 (15.8%)

5+ Persons

50,070 (10.0%)

Household Composition

Couples with children

147,735(29.4%)

Couples without children

115,220(22.9%)

One-parent families

39,325(7.8%)

One-person households

132,690(26.4%)

Multigenerational

17,040(3.4%)

Multiple-family

4,035(0.8%)

Calgary Incomes

Summary

Avg. Household Income

$104,900After tax

Median Household Income

$85,000After tax

Avg. Individual Income

$52,500After tax

Median Individual Income

$40,000After tax

Income Rank

#186 of 688Same geo level

Income Composition

Market Income

86.4%

Employment Income

71.0%

Government Transfers

13.6%

Individual Income Distribution

Under $10k

88,650(8.8%)

$10k–$20k

95,485(9.5%)

$20k–$30k

150,395(15.0%)

$30k–$40k

120,085(12.0%)

$40k–$50k

102,800(10.2%)

$50k–$60k

84,010(8.4%)

$60k–$70k

69,945(7.0%)

$70k–$80k

56,175(5.6%)

$80k–$90k

43,630(4.3%)

$90k–$100k

36,520(3.6%)

$100k+

155,825(15.5%)

Calgary Employment

Labour Force

Employment Rate

60.5%

Unemployment Rate

12.5%

Total Labour Force

730,055

Employed

638,645

Unemployed

91,405

Not in Labour Force

326,175

Low Income Prevalence

Overall Low-Income Rate

9.0%

Children (0–17)

10.7%

Adults (18–64)

8.1%

Seniors (65+)

10.4%

Gini Coefficient (Total)

0.3760 = perfect equality

Gini Coefficient (After-Tax)

0.327

Calgary Education

Highest certificate, diploma or degree for the population aged 15 and over, Census 2021. The highest-credential groups are mutually exclusive. Bachelor's degree, master's degree, and medicine, dentistry or veterinary medicine sit inside “bachelor's degree or higher” and are not extra slices of the population. Shares are calculated on this site from the published counts. Statistics Canada randomly rounds census counts, so parts can miss the published total by a few people.

Highest credential

Population aged 15 and over

1,056,230

No certificate, diploma or degree

134,565 (12.7%)

High school diploma or equivalency

273,135 (25.9%)

Postsecondary credential

648,530 (61.4%)

Within bachelor's degree or higher

Bachelor's degree

258,985 (24.5%)68.6% of bachelor's or higher

Master's degree

77,600 (7.3%)20.6% of bachelor's or higher

Medicine, dentistry or veterinary medicine

9,365 (0.9%)2.5% of bachelor's or higher

Those credentials are published parts of bachelor's degree or higher. They do not add up to that count. Earned doctorates and other university credentials above the bachelor level stay inside the published total and are not separate columns in this extract.

Share of the population aged 15 and over

No certificate, diploma or degree

134,565(12.7%)

High school diploma or equivalency

273,135(25.9%)

Apprenticeship or trades certificate

62,155(5.9%)

College, CEGEP or other non-university

172,905(16.4%)

University certificate below bachelor

36,020(3.4%)

Bachelor's degree or higher

377,450(35.7%)

Calgary Commute

Place of work for the employed labour force aged 15 and over, Census 2021. Worked at home is the census count of people who worked at home, shown as a share of that employed labour force. Shares are calculated on this site from the published counts. Statistics Canada randomly rounds census counts, so parts can miss the published total by a few people.

Worked at home

28.5%

182,015 people

Share of 638,645 employed people aged 15 and over with a place of work.

Place of work

Worked at home

182,015(28.5%)

Usual place of work

364,515(57.1%)

No fixed workplace address

89,650(14.0%)

Worked outside Canada

2,460(0.4%)

Calgary Occupation

Broad category for the labour force aged 15 and over, Census 2021, using the National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2021. Legislative and senior management is broad category 0, not every job with “manager” in the title. Shares use the published labour-force total. These categories do not add up to that total. Counts are randomly rounded, and people with no classified category stay in the published total. This page does not estimate that remainder.

Labour force

730,050

Share of the labour force

Legislative and senior management

8,910(1.2%)

Business, finance and administration

135,315(18.5%)

Natural and applied sciences

83,405(11.4%)

Health

58,670(8.0%)

Education, law and social, community and government services

77,125(10.6%)

Art, culture, recreation and sport

20,330(2.8%)

Sales and service

175,295(24.0%)

Trades, transport and equipment operators

115,655(15.8%)

Natural resources, agriculture and related production

10,185(1.4%)

Manufacturing and utilities

19,960(2.7%)

Calgary Industry

Industry sector for the labour force aged 15 and over, Census 2021. Shares use the published labour-force total. These categories do not add up to that total. Counts are randomly rounded, and people with no classified category stay in the published total. This page does not estimate that remainder.

Labour force

730,050

Share of the labour force

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

2,635(0.4%)

Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction

32,410(4.4%)

Utilities

8,485(1.2%)

Construction

58,805(8.1%)

Manufacturing

33,130(4.5%)

Wholesale trade

22,295(3.1%)

Retail trade

80,115(11.0%)

Transportation and warehousing

46,840(6.4%)

Information and cultural industries

12,790(1.8%)

Finance and insurance

26,450(3.6%)

Real estate and rental and leasing

14,175(1.9%)

Professional, scientific and technical services

83,970(11.5%)

Management of companies and enterprises

2,240(0.3%)

Administrative and support, waste management and remediation

31,495(4.3%)

Educational services

46,695(6.4%)

Health care and social assistance

90,910(12.5%)

Arts, entertainment and recreation

14,470(2.0%)

Accommodation and food services

42,785(5.9%)

Other services (except public administration)

29,975(4.1%)

Public administration

24,185(3.3%)

Calgary Languages

Language Knowledge

English Only

1,177,415 (90.8%)

French Only

825 (0.1%)

English & French

85,355 (6.6%)

Neither

32,520 (2.5%)

Mother Tongue

English

830,305 (64.1%)

French

16,100 (1.2%)

Non-official languages

383,050 (29.6%)

Top Mother Tongue Languages

English

830,305(64.1%)

Punjabi

43,685(3.4%)

Tagalog

41,375(3.2%)

Cantonese

32,065(2.5%)

Mandarin

31,270(2.4%)

Spanish

29,175(2.3%)

Arabic

20,395(1.6%)

Urdu

16,835(1.3%)

French

16,100(1.2%)

Vietnamese

12,855(1.0%)

Calgary Dwellings

Dwelling Type

Single-detached

276,050(55.0%)

Semi-detached

31,660(6.3%)

Row house

48,860(9.7%)

Duplex

21,165(4.2%)

Apt. < 5 storeys

81,870(16.3%)

Apt. ≥ 5 storeys

40,700(8.1%)

Other attached

200(0.0%)

Movable

1,790(0.4%)

Housing · Calgary (CMA), Alta.

These figures are published for Calgary (CMA), Alta., a census metropolitan area, reference period 2021. They are not counts for Calgary alone. Shares are calculated on this site from the published household counts in tables 98-10-0252-01 and 98-10-0253-01.

Tenure

Private households

562,780

Owner households

396,760 (70.5%)

Renter households

166,020 (29.5%)

Owners with a mortgage

262,200 (66.1%)Share of owner households

Owners without a mortgage

134,560 (33.9%)Share of owner households

Renters in subsidized housing

14,310 (8.6%)Share of renter households

Renters not in subsidized housing

151,710 (91.4%)Share of renter households

Shelter costs

Median monthly shelter cost

$1,550All households, 2021

Average monthly shelter cost

$1,688All households, 2021

Owners, median

$1,740

Renters, median

$1,350

Owners with a mortgage, median

$2,180

Owners without a mortgage, median

$685

Spending 30% or more of income on shelter

126,110 (22.4%)Share of households

Owners spending 30% or more

69,415 (17.5%)Share of owner households

Renters spending 30% or more

56,695 (34.1%)Share of renter households

Shelter-cost ratio not applicable

2,590 (0.5%)

Monthly shelter cost

Published household counts by shelter-cost band. Census counts are randomly rounded, so the bands can differ slightly from the household total.

Less than $500

29,265(5.2%)

$500 to $749

70,695(12.6%)

$750 to $999

55,380(9.8%)

$1,000 to $1,249

54,110(9.6%)

$1,250 to $1,499

58,960(10.5%)

$1,500 to $1,999

109,240(19.4%)

$2,000 to $2,499

86,810(15.4%)

$2,500 to $2,999

49,415(8.8%)

$3,000 and over

48,905(8.7%)

Shelter cost is the census monthly amount. For owners it includes mortgage payments, property taxes and condominium fees, along with electricity, heat, water and other municipal services. For renters it includes rent and those utility payments when the tenant pays them. Current consumer prices are a separate series on the cost-of-living page. Data sources.

Community snapshot

About Calgary

Calgary is Alberta’s largest city, at the confluence of the Bow and Elbow rivers in the Rocky Mountain foothills. It is a major energy and corporate centre with a compact downtown of office towers. Neighbourhoods spread across a large prairie-foothills grid, with the mountains visible to the west. About 1.3 million people live in the city proper.

Known for

The Calgary Stampede
Energy-sector head offices
Proximity to Banff and the Rockies
The Plus 15 downtown skywalk network
Chinook winds and a relatively dry climate

See & do

Calgary Tower
Observation deck over downtown and the Bow River.
Heritage Park
Living-history village on Glenmore Reservoir.
Calgary Zoo
Large zoo in Bridgeland, beside the Bow River.
Prince’s Island Park
Downtown river island used for festivals and paths.
National Music Centre (Studio Bell)
Music museum and performance rooms east of downtown.

Data source → Census methodology & attribution

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